Head Hill Road Goodnestone, Swale
4 addresses across 3 postcodes (ME13), about 690 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 39000579.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £855,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Swale cost £296,578 in August 2026 (+0.6% on a year); private rents averaged £1,127 a month.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Faversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and Crematorium, is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 4 to 24 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Faversham Medical Group, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £855,000 | £855,000 | £855,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £160,500 | £160,500 | £160,500 |
| 2006 | 2 | £215,000 | £205,000 | £225,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £58,000 | £58,000 | £58,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2015 | BARONS OAST ME13 9BU | Terraced | £480,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2019 | ECO MERCHANT ME13 9BU | Other | £241,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Aug 2022 | HOBBITS OAST ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £855,000 | |
| 25 May 2000 | HOBBITS OAST ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 1, POPLAR HALL COTTAGES ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 2, POPLAR HALL COTTAGES ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2014 | 3, POPLAR HALL COTTAGES ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 6 Feb 1998 | 3, POPLAR HALL COTTAGES ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £58,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2024 | 4, POPLAR HALL COTTAGES ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £295,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 May 2008 | 4, POPLAR HALL COTTAGES ME13 9BU | Semi-detached | £160,500 | |
| 7 Oct 1996 | THE LODGE ME13 9BU | Detached | £125,000 |
House prices and rents in Swale
A typical home in Swale cost £296,578 in August 2026, 0.6% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £470,140 |
| Semi-detached | £318,445 |
| Terraced | £254,884 |
| Flat or maisonette | £152,532 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £260,575 |
Private renters in Swale paid £1,127 a month on average in September 2026, 1.1% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £788 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,042 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,260 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,876 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 129 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 15,302 kWh of it on average in 2024, 49% more than the district's 10,301 kWh, and 3,868 kWh of electricity, 12% more than the district's 3,442 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 9BU | 11 | 3,918 kWh | 11 | 13,686 kWh |
| ME13 9BY | 6 | 4,292 kWh | 6 | 9,053 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is ME13.
Council tax
What each band costs in Swale in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (25% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Goodnestone (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 6 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 9BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 9BY | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME13 9HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: less than 1% (3); 1 to 3% (1).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 4 m and 24 m above sea level (14 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 9BU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 9BY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 9HT | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Faversham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Selling 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Chilham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Graveney Turn Goodnestone | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keynes College University of Kent | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 33.3 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 80 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Faversham Medical Group Good Apr 2026 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Mydentist Faversham | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Faversham Cottage Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Care homes | Lady Dane Farmhouse Outstanding Apr 2026 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Gate | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Faversham and Mid Kent Memorial Park and Crematorium 3.5 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,590 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,500 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,610 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, Goodnestone, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m (0.3 miles) north. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew, Goodnestone | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Goodnestone Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Mount Ephraim | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kemsdale Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Chalkpit Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Rough | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Butts Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Ham Marshes | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Faversham Creek | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the street's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Swale: see them on the Swale page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graveney Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 17% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 44% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 757 childminders and 217 home childcarers (nannies) in Kent. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Head Hill (3).
Road safety
6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 17% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 70 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2025 22:22 | Serious | 1 person | A299, 70 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 25 Nov 2024 06:52 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 26 Apr 2023 07:34 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 70 mph | Daylight |
| 14 Jul 2022 16:19 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 22 Jun 2022 07:10 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 18 Apr 2022 13:52 | Slight | 4 people | A299, 70 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ME13 9BU: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- ME13 9BY: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- ME13 9HT: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Graveney Road · Whitstable Road · Cherrywood · Whitstable Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.